dating: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 8 letter points · starts with D · ends with G
Meaning of dating
noun
- countable, uncountable
A form of romantic courtship typically between two individuals with the aim of assessing the other's suitability as a partner in an intimate relationship or as a spouse.
Example: Janet was surprised at how much casual dating had changed since she was last single.
- countable, uncountable
An estimation of the age of an artifact, biological vestige, linguistic usage, etc.
- countable, uncountable
The setting of a date on which an event or transaction is to take place or take effect.
Listed forms: datings.
Source: Wiktionary — dating.
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of date
Base or related entry: date.
Source: Wiktionary — dating.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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noun
use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological specimens
- geological dating
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is dating in our word lists?
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Letter-value score of dating
D(2) + A(1) + T(1) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 8 points.
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Anagrams of dating
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from dating
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